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Monday 13 December 2010 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:429:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1412:14+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5910:59 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:541:54 PM–15:423:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:108:10 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0711:07 AM–12:3512:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:323:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:074:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta06:416:41 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Kāla08:108:10 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Roga11:0711:07 AM–12:3512:35 PMavoid
Udvega12:3512:35 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Cara14:032:03 PM–15:323:32 PMneutral
Lābha15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:286:28 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Kāla21:329:32 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3512:35+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:072:07+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:393:39+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMgood
Cara29:105:10+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:416:41 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:1412:14+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:5410:54 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 26:432:43+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:5910:59 AM
Bavauntil 24:1412:14+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:108:10 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:14 00:1412:14 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:5410:54 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi26:43 02:432:43 AM TueVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:5910:59 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 078
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:3612:36 PM
Moonset
24:5612:56+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:3512:35 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:541:54 PM15:423:42 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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